Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-20
GATE CITY JOTTINGS.
News Notes from South Florida's
Growing Metropolis.

SANFORD, FLA, Jan. 17.-"Well, how
is the tourist travel so far this season.
inquired the News representative OF mine
host Deiderick, OF the Lakeview. "Splen-
did" was the answer. 81 am doing more
now than last year at this season. The
MORNING NEWS stand on this position
is the right one, and is doing us good"
This is but q specimen answer In response
TO the same query asked OF numberless
hotel men in South Florida, and we are
sale in stating it is the opinion of seven
eighths of them.
The water works question, that has
been hanging fire for the last few months,
will probably be settled tonight. The
Aldermen will meet the water works
manager, and probably some satisfactory
ARRANGEMENT will be made. The princi-
pal ''hitch" so far has been in regard to
the amount of water TO be supplied tree
for fire purposes and the pressure.
Judge Welbourne's new three-story
brick block will be built of Georgia brick.
Some 100000 will be used, George
Funold, who furnished the brick used In
the DeForest and HOtchkiss blocks, filling
the order.
THE BELAIR GROVE.
The Belair Grove is to have extensive
irrigating facilities hereafter. Il. J. Hug
gins, the agent OF the grove, informs US
that a large Gordon 81 Maxwell Duplex
pump will be placed in position at once
and the grove thoroughly piped. The
pump will throw 125 gallons per minute.
inch, inch and hair and three inch pipes
will be used in conveying the wafer
throughout the grove. Plugs will be
placed every $50 feet, and with 100 feet Of
hose all the trees can be thoroughly ana
effic emily watersd. IL will cost alto
ge uer some $1,000, but its value will more
tnAn GOmpen ate for Its cost. During one
drought il wou id pay for itself. The fifty
acres in lemons IN this famous grove are
looking finely. The trees have made
wonderful growth since the 1856 freeze and
next years crop is likely to be a large
one.
Gen. Sanford leaves this evening for
New York. but will return in about a
month. He is very sanguine over
Florida's future, and is greatly en-
cOuraged and pleased ct the many i'm
provements made here since he lett 10
1883.
Mr.. Frederick II. Rand, so long the
popular and energetic General Passenger
and Freight Agent of the South Florida
railroad. has accepted the position OF
General Manager and Agent of the FlOri-
da Land and Colonization Company of
this place. MIR. Rand came to Florida in
1876. and has been in this section ever
bers of the railroad company; was first in
the Treasury Department, but in 1881 be
organized the General Freight and
Passenger Department, and has been It's
life and head ever since. He possesses a
peculiar faculty of making friends. and
g held in high esteem all through this
section.
THE FLORIDA MIDLAND.
The Florida Midland railroad is now at
Longwood, ten miles from this place. An
excursion party went over on the first
train Saturday TO Ocoee, its present west
ern terminus. 1t will be pushed to
Kissimmee rapidly, and by April hopes
to run a train there. From Longwood it
will be extended 20 Sanford, probably
very soon. One survey has been made,
bringing the line through the Paola sec
ton. coming into Sanford near the line Of
the sanford and Lake Eustis railroad.
The Park Commissioners have raised
! Sl52 by voluntary contributions To tit up
me park. A fountain has been contrib
/ uted also.
! Sanford is now lit by gRslight ana the
| people are iubilant Some sixty street
| lamps illuminate the town at n yearly
/ cost OF $1,000. Tine business men will
| Literally patronize the gas company,
! probably, as they realize fully the bene-
fits TO be derived theretrom.
VARIOUS STATE NOTES.
! Col. W. 5. Pritchard. OF Haines City.
1 Chairman OF the Executive Committee
/ Teachers State Association. announces
that his committee have decided to call
the second annual meeting OF the associ-
! ton at DeFuniak Springs, Feb. "a. The
Florida Chautauqua Assembly will unlte
and make the occasion very interesting.
| DR.. Z. L. Gary, President OF the State
Board OF Medical Examiners, announces
that they Will hold meeting OF the board
at Orlando, Jan. %, for the purpose OF
examining applicants for licenses to
! practice medicine.